Primary Elections State By State

CALIFORNIA

Primaries:

Registration:

Voters may or may not choose to affiliate with a political party.

24% of registered voters in California are unaffiliated or independent.

Details of voting in congressional and state primary elections:

California has enacted Top Two, nonpartisan primaries at the state and local level; all registered voters receive the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two vote getters move on to the general election.